Poland February 2011: Skoda Fabia in the lead (or is it?)
CORRECTION: Official figures published by www.carmarket.com.pl put the Skoda Octavia in the lead with 1,319 sales vs. 1,103 for the Fabia.
21,763 new cars were sold in Poland in February, up 1% year-on-year. For the first time since 2009, the Skoda Fabia is the best selling car in the country, ahead of its big sister the Skoda Octavia with 908 sales (4.2%) vs. 856 (3.9%). The Octavia is still #1 year-to-date at 6.1% share, with the Fabia #2 at 5%, both well above their 2010 levels.
In 3rd position, the Opel Astra gains one spot on January at 789 sales (3.6%) and is also #3 year-to-date at 3.8% share. It is followed by the Fiat Punto and Ford Focus. Notice the excellent performance of the Chevrolet Aveo, outside the Top 20 in 2010 but #8 in 2011 year-to-date.
Full Top 10 Ranking Table below.
Poland March 2011:
| Pos | Model | Feb | % | Jan | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Skoda Fabia | 908 | 4.2% | 2 | 2,070 | 5.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 856 | 3.9% | 1 | 2,517 | 6.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Opel Astra | 789 | 3.6% | 4 | 1,586 | 3.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Fiat Punto | 544 | 2.5% | 3 | 1,389 | 3.3% | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Ford Focus | 536 | 2.5% | 21 | 836 | 2.0% | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | Opel Corsa | 530 | 2.4% | 7 | 1,221 | 2.9% | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Aveo | 504 | 2.3% | 14 | 910 | 2.2% | 8 | - |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris | 422 | 1.9% | 5 | 1,140 | 2.7% | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Fiat Panda | 405 | 1.9% | 6 | 1,114 | 2.7% | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Renault Clio | 397 | 1.8% | 11 | 860 | 2.1% | 9 | - |
Source: SAMAR
Are you sure this is not March?
No it’s February, Poland publishes sales results one month late.